The new season is based on celebrated crime author Mick Herron's novel London Rules from his Slough House book series.

Once again, the show will follow the dysfunctional, ragtag team of British intelligence agents relegated to MI5's forgotten department of Slough House for various career-ending mistakes.

The main cast will be reprising their roles including Gary Oldman as Jackson Lambert, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy, Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho, Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Shirley Dander, Ruth Bradley as Emma Flyte, James Callis as Claude Whelan, Tom Brooke as J.K. Coe, and Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright.

Here's the lowdown on when episodes of Slow Horses will be hitting screens.

What day does Slow Horses come out?

Slow Horses season five episodes comes out on Wednesdays on Apple TV+ globally, with the time each instalment landing depending on your geographical location.

The new season started airing on Wednesday, September 24 and will wrap up on Wednesday, October 29 on the streaming platform.

Here is a list of episode release dates for Slow Horses season five:

Season five of Slow Horses sees the group trying to stop sinister goings-on around the capital as bodies rain down from the skies and bombs explode.

The opening episode saw a gunman massacring a group of people, before getting taken out by a sniper himself.

Among the dead was a campaigner for the London Mayor of London Zafar Jaffrey (Nick Mohammed), who is seeking reelection.

Meanwhile, there's suspicion over Roddy's new girlfriend with members of the team trying to find out more about the mystery woman.

Season five sees some new cast additions in the form of Hiba Bennani as Tara, Christopher Villiers as Dennis Gimball, Victoria Hamilton as Dodie Gimball, and Cherrelle Skeete as Devon Welles.

The new outing has received mixed reviews from the critics, but continues to go strong since it first hit screens in 2022.

The show has received a slew of nominations, including nine Emmys for its third season.

Meanwhile, Oldman has received critical acclaim and an Emmy nod, a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and a nod BAFTA for his performance as the curmudgeonly and flatulent head of Slough House.

What day does Slow Horses come out? - The Mirror